Photos: Space Shuttle Endeavour takes final flight over California

Ezra Shaw, Getty Images09.21.2012

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: The space shuttle Endeavour makes a pass over San Francisco before making its final landing in Los Angeles on September 21, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The Space Shuttle Endeavour will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.

Ezra Shaw
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SAUSALITO, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: A spectator takes a photo of the Space Shuttle Endavour as it flies on top of a modified 747 jumbo jet over the Golden Gate Bridge while traveling to Los Angeles on September 21, 2012 in Sausalito, California. The Space Shuttle Endeavour did a 4-1/2 hour tour over California landmarks before heading to Los Angeles International Airport where it will be prepared to be moved to its new permanent home at the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles. The shuttle will be on public display starting October 30. (Photo byJustin Sullivan
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: The space shuttle Endeavour, on top of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft or SCA, makes a pass over San Francisco before making its final landing in Los Angeles on September 21, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The Space Shuttle Endeavour will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.Ezra Shaw
/ Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: The space shuttle Endeavour, on top of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft or SCA, flies over the Griffith Park Obervatory on September 21, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The space shuttle Endeavour did a 4-1/2 hour tour over California landmarks before heading to Los Angeles International Airport where it will be prepared to be moved to its new permanent home at the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles. The shuttle will be on public display starting October 30. (Photo bySandy Huffaker
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The space shuttle Endeavour passes over the California state Capitol, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Sacramento, Calif. Endeavour is making a final trek across the country to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where it will be permanently displayed.Rich Pedroncelli
/ AP Photo

The Space Shuttle Endeavour atop a modified 747 flies followed by two chase planes and a bird as near Dodger Stadium, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Los Angeles, on a sightseeing tour of California, the last aerial hurrah before retiring to a Los Angeles museum.Mark J. Terrill
/ AP Photo

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